Trap.



' A. W. LARISON.

TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4,.1910.

Patented Julyj15, 1913.-

4/730, 1 n vento r Witnesses Attorneys UNITE STATES ATEN @FIQE ALONZO W.LARISON, OF LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.

TRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo WV. LARISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Logan and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Trap, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to spring traps for catching rodents and othersmall animals and wherein a spring actuated jaw is employed, said jawbeing held by a wire or similar device engaging a bait holder. Devicesof this character have heretofore been objectionable because it has beendifficult to set the jaw without danger of the said jaw becomingaccidentally released and catching a finger of the person handling thetrap.

()ne of the objects of the present invention is to provide simple meansfor use in connection with the trap and whereby the trap can be set withpractically no danger from its accidental release.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterclescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a trap embodying thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 and showing the relative positions of the partsimmediately prior to the engagement of the holding strip or wire withthe bait holder or trigger.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebase strip of the trap, the same being provided with the usual springactuated bail-shaped jaw 2, bait holder or trigger 3, and holding strip4, said strip being pivotally connected to the block 1 as at 5 andhaving a hook 6 adapted to engage a lip 7 carried by the trigger. Thesefeatures are all old in the art and therefore constitute no part of thepresent invention.

The present invention includes a lifting Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed November 4, 1910.

Patented July 15, 1913. Serial No. 590,680.

bail 8 having alining portions 9 bearing within small staples 10, eyesor the like engaging the block 1. An arm 11 extends from one end portionof the bail and terminates in a loop 12 constituting a finger piecewhich is located beyond one edge of the block 1. The intermediateportion of the bail 8 projects under the trigger 3 and is limited in itsmovement by a guide 13 which may be in the form of a staple as shown.

lVhen it is desired to set the trap, bait is first placed on the trigger3 and the jaw 2 is then swung onto the block 1 and the strip 4 movedthereover as shown in Fig. 3. While the parts are thus held, the fingerpiece 12 is elevated and the bail 8 will therefore press upwardly uponthe trigger and cause the lip 7 to move into engagement with the hook 6,and, as the trigger is supported by the bail 8, there will be no dangerof strip at becoming accidentally released. vloreover as the fingerpiece 12 is located beyond one edge of the block 1 it will be apparentthat if the jaw should be swung from any cause, there will be no dangerof its pinching a finger of the person holding the trap. After the traphas been placed upon its support, the finger piece can be lowered andbail 8 will therefore move downwardly away from the trigger, thismovement being effected by gravity. When, therefore, the trigger isdepressed by a rodent or other animal, the trap will be swung as easilyas though no such attachment were employed for the reason that saidsetting attachment is entirely separate from the bait holder and in nowise retards its movement when the trap is being sprung.

lVhile the attachment is particularly designed for use upon small springtraps such as used for catching mice and rats, it is to be understoodthat the same can be used equally as well upon larger traps of the sametype.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. The combination with a spring trap including a trigger, of revolublemeans connected to the trap and normally spaced from the trigger andoperable from a point of safety, for engaging the trigger and moving itto operative position.

2. The combination with a spring trap including a trigger, of revolublemeans connected to the trap and operable from a point of safety forengaging and moving the trigger to operative position, said means beingmovable, when released, away from the trigger.

3. A trap including a jaw, means for holding the jaw set, said meansincluding a trigger, and revoluble means connected to the trap andoperable from a point of safety for shifting the trigger to operativeposition, said means being separate from the trigger and movable awaytherefrom when the trigger is set.

4. In a trap, the combination With a trigger, of revolnble meansconnected to the trap and normally spaced from the trigger and movablethereagainst from a point of safety to shift the trigger to operativeposition, said means being movable automatically to normal position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ALONZO W. LARISON.

Witnesses JENNIE E. SYLvEsTnR, LYNN R. PARKER.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

